Justin Bieber Shares Candid Instagram Post About Past Struggles

Justin Bieber penned an emotional Instagram post in which he opened up about his onetime struggle with drug abuse and other personal issues. Justin, 25, explained of his battle with depression. “I am fortunate to have people [in my] life that continue [to] encourage me to keep going.” Justin went on to note that despite his success in the music industry, which began when he was 13, he was not “fulfilled,” saying that he “started doing pretty heavy drugs at 19 and abused all my relationships” and had “made every bad decision” he could have. “I became resentful, disrespectful to women … hiding behind a shell of a person that I had become.”

Justin concluded the post by encouraging his followers to “keep fighting” even when the “odds are against you.” Bieber married Hailey Baldwin in September 2018 and previously detailed his past struggles during a joint interview with the model published on Vogue’s website in February.